I doubt the "buy it now and get the difference
refunded" will work

I keep seeing this suggestion and I have to believe that retailers, knowing the price drop is incoming, will introduce a clause to prevent this from happening. No different than Gamestop saying that their "extra $10 for 3 trades does not apply to games valued under $2" in their most recent email. Companies won't allow themselves to be duped like that.---Everyone has to have a taint. It's anatomically required. ~Vork - "The Guild"

#2PhillyCheesePosted 7/29/2011 3:23:18 PM

They aren't being duped lol... Only one being duped is Nintendo and they deserve it.

#3MwulfPosted 7/29/2011 3:25:05 PM

Most retailers will only refund the current price. So if you buy it for $270 today, and try to return it for the difference, you'll only be refunded $170.

You could TRY to recoup the loss by selling on eBay, but you won't even come CLOSE to breaking even--which is one of the reasons why Nintendo was forced to decrease the price so dramatically, so early. See: http://n4g.com/user/blogpost/canary/517980---"...Blame this on the misfortune of your birth."-Char Aznable

#4Prince ShondronaiPosted 7/29/2011 3:25:25 PM

PhillyCheese posted...They aren't being duped lol... Only one being duped is Nintendo and they deserve it.

Yeah, they deserve to have a few hundred thousand more people buy their handheld who otherwise might not have. You show 'em.

#5hatemakingnamesPosted 7/29/2011 3:25:47 PM

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#6MattperdPosted 7/29/2011 3:25:55 PM

PhillyCheese posted...They aren't being duped lol... Only one being duped is Nintendo and they deserve it.

...really? Some people...---Poke' Black: 4555 9840 5971"The epitome of a douche move would be to allow N64 games in 3D classics, then add like, StarFox and OoT." - PhantomSword

#7Xcon3Posted 7/29/2011 3:35:47 PM(edited)

I went into in detail in another topic but I really doubt this will be an issue.

What is more valuable to a company? A pissed off customer, and a returned DS that you can no longer sell with nothing to show for it OR $170 and a happy customer?---Brawl Code: 1032-0922-1772 Brawl Name: DRIP: Orlando of the Axe Karma: 1642 --he delivered!

#8parKb5Posted 7/29/2011 4:52:23 PM

I could see GameStop refusing to refund the difference b/c they are in the video game business, but if you buy the 3DS at Best Buy or Target or someplace like that, you will have no problem getting the difference. They do it everyday. It's not like they will tell their employees, "you can price match any thing EXCEPT Nintendo products."---"Do you want to know the secret of my panties?" - Trucy Wright3DS FC: 4940-5431-3793 Greg